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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

19 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in grade specific ed at Grand Canyon University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Of the 27 students majoring in grade specific ed at New Mexico Highlands University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Women make up 83% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Of the 20 students majoring in grade specific ed at ENMU - Main Campus, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Of the 14 students majoring in grade specific ed at OSU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in grade specific ed at UOPX - Arizona, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 75% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,681
Arizona 6,189
Oklahoma 1,268
New Mexico 782

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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